We always look to our friends when we’re not sure what to cook, and that goes especially for dinner parties. Menu-planning in packs makes us feel safe, thorough, supported.
That’s exactly why, once a month, we’ll be looking to you for advice: These are the ten recipes you loved most this month that also happen to moonlight as the perfect appetizers, mains, and desserts for entertaining a crowd.
Below is what we’d want to eat at an outdoor party, glass of rosé in hand, but it’s also what we’d want to spend all day cooking. You’ve shown us that these recipes are special, so we’re listening. And now we’re going to throw a party about it.
Vera Obias' Cheddar & Black Pepper Cornbread

Big Mama's Fried Chicken

Cook's Illustrated's Blondies

Absurdly Addictive Asparagus

Chickpea Bolognese

Momofuku's Pork Buns

Roasted Chickpea Salad with Za'atar

Banana Cake with Penuche Frosting

Scallion Potato Pancakes with Vinegar Cream

Cory Schreiber & Julie Richardson's Rhubarb Buckle with Ginger Crumb

I have a thing for most foods topped with a fried egg, a strange disdain for overly soupy tomato sauce, and I can never make it home without ripping off the end of a newly-bought baguette. I like spoons very much.
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